Synopses & Reviews
This book looks at iron- and steel-working in Iran, from pre-Islamic times to the present day. The authors unify art-historical and scientific aspects of steel-making and provide a wide-ranging survey of the development of the technologies and trades involved. Nearly 400 objects are cataloged and illustrated, and over 70 are subjected to metallurgical analysis.
Table of Contents
Iron Resources and Manufacturing Centres in Islamic Iran
The Development of Iron and Steel Technology in Southern Asia
The Iron- and Steel-working Industry
The Trade in Steel between the Indian Subcontinent and Iran
Catalogue
Steel at war and the chase
Steel and Islam
Steel from the bazaar
Steel in the home
Technological Investigation of Objects
Appendices
Glossary
Concordance
Bibliography